{"id":265,"date":"2020-11-11T18:58:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T18:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orgvision.io\/blog\/?p=265"},"modified":"2021-06-09T22:13:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T22:13:16","slug":"covid19-company-protocols-for-employees-returning-to-the-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orgvision.io\/blog\/covid19-company-protocols-for-employees-returning-to-the-office\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID19 \u2013 Company Protocols for Employees Returning to the Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As governments and states ease lockdown restrictions worldwide and offices re-open, employers must<br \/>\ntake certain precautionary measures before allowing employees access to workspaces. The World<br \/>\nHealth Organization and the Centre for Disease Control laid down\u00a0<strong>specific guidelines for employers to<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>prevent the spread of corona .<br \/>\n<\/strong>The guidelines are divided into three sections:<br \/>\n1. How to prevent the spread of COVID19 in the workplace<br \/>\n2. Managing coronavirus risk during meetings<br \/>\n3. Safe business travel guidelines<\/p>\n<h2>Preventing the Spread of COVID19 in the Workplace<\/h2>\n<p>Your best offense against coronavirus is a strong defense, which is why all health organizations keep<br \/>\nstressing on preventive measures. One of the most significant areas is the COVID-19 Employee<br \/>\nQuestionnaire . A full featured COVID-19 questionnaire can provide a perimeter defense that allows<br \/>\ncompanies to check the health status of all employees before the come to work. You can find more<br \/>\ninformation on the ActionTrac COVID Questionnaire Solution\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/actiontrac.net\/Covid19\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other Preventive Measures include:<\/p>\n<p>Make sure all workspaces are clean and hygienic. Wipe all surfaces, such as desks, door handles,<br \/>\ntelephones, etc. with disinfectants regularly.<br \/>\n\u25cf Conduct health seminars in the workspace, promoting regular hand washing as it kills the virus.<br \/>\n\u25cf Place sanitizers across different locations in the office and refill them regularly. Make sure to<br \/>\ninstall them in cafeterias, doors, and all high contamination risk surfaces.<br \/>\n\u25cf Keep masks and tissues readily available in the office and encourage their use, especially by<br \/>\nemployees who develop a runny nose or a slight cough.<br \/>\n\u25cf Install closed dustbins for the disposal of tissues to stop the spread of the virus.<br \/>\nAll these measures promote good general and respiratory hygiene practices. By being extra careful<br \/>\nabout cleanliness, you can effectively prevent coronavirus spread during daily work hours.<\/p>\n<h2>Safe Business Travel Guidelines<\/h2>\n<p>Remote screen share products have become even more popular during the lockdowns. Employees that<br \/>\nwould normally conduct face to face meetings have seen how productive screen share meetings can be.<br \/>\nNot only are remote meetings saving time and travel expenses for companies but they limit COVID<br \/>\nexposure as well.<\/p>\n<h2>Preparing the Workspace<\/h2>\n<p>Prevention is easier than a cure. By creating a well-ventilated workspace and following excellent hygiene<br \/>\nstandards, companies can create a safe workspace for its employees. Creating isolated work stations is<br \/>\nalso something all companies should consider.<\/p>\n<p>However, by following the\u00a0<b>guidelines for employers to prevent the spread of corona ,<\/b>\u00a0life can return to<br \/>\na semblance of what it was pre-pandemic. All companies should also look into changing sick leave<br \/>\npolicies and include the option for work from home for those awaiting test results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As governments and states ease lockdown restrictions worldwide and offices re-open, employers must take certain precautionary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":266,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orgvision.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orgvision.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orgvision.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orgvision.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orgvision.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/orgvision.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":267,"href":"https:\/\/orgvision.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265\/revisions\/267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orgvision.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orgvision.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orgvision.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orgvision.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}